Chopped leek
For chopping leek, first remove each layer of leaf from the joining root area. Cut off the inedible portion. Now wash and drain it thoroughly. Hold the leaves together and cut them in around ¼ th inch distance. This is the chopped leek and can be used in a vegetable recipe or in salads. Depending on the recipe you can finely chop it or coarsely chop it, by altering the diameter.
Sliced leek
For slicing leek, first cut off the leaf layer and the root area and save it for other recipes. Wash and drain the white tender leak base thoroughly. Cut it in to 2 halves lengthwise. Slice each half in to slices, thick or thin as per the recipe requirement.